Canucks Coffee: Let’s talk about J.T. Miller’s playing time

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Let’s simply focus in on taking part in time. Overlook the whole lot else.

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J.T. Miller performed lower than each different Canuck at 5 on 5 on Thursday evening. He performed simply 10:03 at 5 on 5, practically three minutes beneath the 12:58 he’s averaged per recreation since returning Dec. 12 vs. Florida.

The one recreation this season he performed much less at 5 on 5 was the house recreation vs. Nashville on Nov. 17, when he was benched.

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You desire a assertion about what the coach sees, about what’s working and never working along with his group proper now? It’s that.

The Sherwood/Blueger/Joshua line was dominant of their shifts and Tocchet rode them consequently, which is honest sufficient.

Miller remains to be posting factors, too, which issues. And his recreation wasn’t notably notable in any path — apart from the 2 penalties he took and you already know his coach wouldn’t have been proud of them. He additionally didn’t have a single shot try on the Seattle aim.

Thrice in his final 5 video games he hasn’t had a single shot try on the opposition aim. There are simply two different video games this season the place that’s occurred: his first recreation again from his private depart, and that recreation towards Nashville the place he was benched.

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He’s imagined to be a horse. The Canucks want him to be one.

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Guillaume Brisebois drawing in Thursday for Erik Brännström made him the twenty ninth participant to decorate for Vancouver this season — they dressed 29 gamers all of final season.

Brisebois didn’t play, so far as we all know, due to damage, however most of the different roster decisions have been about damage. And not directly, Brisebois is barely right here due to damage, since he sits most likely ninth on the group’s depth chart.

In contrast to final season, the Canucks have handled vital accidents. First, clearly, there was Thatcher Demko’s delayed restoration from his uncommon popliteus muscle damage. And there was Dakota Joshua coping with testicular most cancers.

Each of these have been challenges to the roster’s development proper off the highest.

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There have been accidents since then to Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Filip Hronek and Derek Forbort. Plus, Miller’s private depart.

The depth has been examined in a method not likely seen for the reason that Jim Benning period.

Notice to the present administration group: if issues don’t proper themselves over the subsequent few months, don’t blame accidents. We’ve heard that too many occasions within the final decade. Even when, on this case, it’s a good an correct declare.

“I need to get my pleasure again”

We really feel you, Jimmy Butler, we really feel you.

An announcement that applies to the Vancouver Canucks as effectively.

They need to get again to successful. To having a contented and wholesome dressing room. To good well being.

Butler, after all, needs to receives a commission and have enjoyable. At 35, that might not be attainable.

However one has to admire the ambition.

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